FNUS75 KSLC 301444
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR COVE CREEK   SULPHURDALE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
744 AM MST WED NOV 30 2011

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM CURRENTLY OVER NORTHERN
NEVADA WILL CONTINUE TO APPROACH FROM THE NORTH THIS MORNING.
THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT IS JUST NOW TAKING FORM OVER NORTH
CENTRAL UTAH AND WILL MAKE A SOLID PUSH THROUGH THE COVE CREEK
AREA BETWEEN AROUND NOON TODAY. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO RAMP UP AND REMAIN GUSTY THIS MORNING
BUT WILL RAPIDLY SHIFT TO THE NORTH THIS AFTERNOON WITH PASSAGE
OF THE COLD FRONT. THEREAFTER WINDS WILL REMAIN NORTH TO NORTHEAST
THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT BUT WILL TREND MORE EASTERLY FOR THURSDAY.
SNOW WILL GRADUALLY FILL IN LATE THIS AFTERNOON...MOST LIKELY
BETWEEN 1700-1900 THEN INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING
BEFORE TURNING SHOWERY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS LOOK TO BE IN THE 3 TO 7 INCH RANGE. BOTTOM LINE...
TRENDING COLD AND BLUSTERY WITH SNOW...WINDS POTENTIALLY DISPERSING
PLUME OVER I-70 THIS MORNING THEN I-15 THURSDAY DURING THE DAY.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......880.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL 1100...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-50.
  MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT THIS MORNING THEN CLIMBING.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING
                      TO THE WEST BETWEEN 11-1200...THEN
                      INCREASING TO NORTH 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                      AROUND 40 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      OCCASIONAL SNOW UNTIL 2300...THEN SNOW.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-26.
  MAX HUMIDITY........96-100 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE
                      EVENING TRENDING NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                      GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      OCCASIONAL SNOW...FOCUSED IN THE MORNING
                      HOURS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....30.
  MIN HUMIDITY........63-65 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP
                      TO 45 MPH.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...BEAVER RANGER DISTRICT
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111130.COVEC.01/SLC

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